One of the fringe benefits was the chance to build a snowman, but our story is not for the squeamish. Our Border Terrier plucked out his eyes (chestnuts) and when he found them inedible, ate his carrot nose instead. In the process he knocked off his head, which was promptly attacked by the neighbour's dog. Both dogs then urinated copiously over the stump of the body. This was "The Snowman" by Quentin Tarantino rather than Raymond Briggs. Film rights pending.